Garment hanger



July 18, 1944. -C. BE 2,354,099

GARMENT HANGER Filed NOV. 2, 1942 FIG. 1.

INVENTOR. Cornelius l5. E1 E55 ATTORNEY Patented July 18, 1944 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 2,354,099 GARMENT HANGER Cornelius G. Bess, UnitedStates Army, Geiger Field, Wash.

Application November 2, 1942, Serial No. 464,223

2 Claims.

hanger having a receptacle, for an insecticide or other composition ofmatter, with outlets for the fumes from the composition of matter, thearrangement of the hanger being such that, as the charge within thereceptacle may be reduced by evaporation, etc., a fresh charge willautomatically take its place, H v

Two other specific objects are to provide a means for attaching thehanger to a support when the support does not include .a hook butdisassembled.

Figure 5 is a vertical section of an auxiliary suspending means for thehanger.

Figure 6 is a vertical section of an auxiliary.

hanger for the garment hanger.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts thruout the several views, theletter A may designate the novel hanger, B a composition of mattercarried by the hanger, C an auxiliary suspension means for the hanger A,and D an auxiliary hanger for the hanger A.

The novel hanger A includes a garment shoul-- der-receiving portion landa trouser-receiving portion H, as is well .known in the art, but theshoulder-receiving portion Ill is made up, in part,

of a length of rigid tubular material l2, flattened at its transversemedial section it so that this flattened medial section [3 has athickness of substantially twice the thickness of the wall of the lengthof rigidtubular material i2.

The remaining parts ll of the tubular material l2 diverge downwardlyand, of course, are open at their lowermost ends I5. Telescoping witheach of the parts I4 is a length of rigid tubular material 16, formedinto substantially a V-shape,

so that a pair of sections l1 and iii are provided, joined by a bightsection l9. One section i1, when it telescopes with one of the parts [4,forms one arm 20 of the garment hanger and the other section I! when ittelescopes with the other part N forms the other arm 2| of the garmenthanger. Together, the arms 20 and 2| provide the garmentshoulder-receiving portion Ill. The free ends ,of the two sections istelescope and, to-

getherform the trouser-receiving portion l I. Because of the use of thelengths of tubular material l2 and I8, telescoped as described, acontinuous passageway 22 is provided thru the arms 20 and 2! andtrouser-receiving portion H. Ex-

tendingpreferably thru the wall of one of the lengths of tubularmaterial I6 is an inlet or perforation 23 of a size and shape so thatballs, pellets and the like may be introduced therethru into thepassageway 22. This inlet 23 is disposed adjacent the telescoping end 24of the section 11, and the section i8 may be provided with a suitablenumber oif outlets 25, which may be slots. Of course, these outlets 25are for the fumes from the material B introduced thru the inlet 23, andmust be of less width than the least width of the material B and lessthan the width of the passageway 22. These outlets 25 may be disposed toopen upwardly and downwardly. Means for suspending the hanger Acomprises a hook- 30, of suitable rigid material, having an enlargedbase portion 3|, and extending thru a perforation 32 in the flattenedmedial section i3, as shown "in Figure 1, but being detachable, as isclear from Figure 4.

With the various parts of the hanger A detached as in Figure 4, thethree major portions of the hanger may be assembled into telescopingrelation and the hook detachably secured.

The composition of matter B may be so-called moth balls (naphthalene)35, introduced thru the inlet 23 whereupon they will roll down theinclined portion of the passageway 22 and accumulate in the horizontalportion of passageway 22 within the trouser-receiving portion H. Theymay fill this horizontal passageway or only partly fill it, as desired,or a. reserve supply may be provided, when the horizontal passageway isfull, in the passageways in both inclined arms 20 and 2|. That portionof the composition of matter most exposed to the air (that is, theportion within the horizontal passageway, which is open to the air thruthe outlets 25) will be dissipated by evaporation first and its placewill be automatically taken by those portions of the composition ofmatter which will gradually roll or slide down the inclined portions ofthe passageway and into the horizontal portion thereof.

Because of the telescoping and detachable type of hanger provided, thehorizontal trouser-receiving portion has an additional function as abrace for the arms of the hanger, and, o1 course, provides a receptaclefor the composition of matter B.

Since it may not be possible to always have a support to cooperate withthe hook 30, an auxiliary suspending means C is provided. Thiscomprises, preferably, a one-piece rubber ring 40 and vacuum cup ll, thering being adapted to embrace the hook 30, as shown in Figure 5 with thevacuum cup ll positioned to be applied to a suitable flat horizontal orvertical surface.

In addition, since it is often desirable to subject other wearingapparel to the fumes emanating from the garment hanger disclosed, anauxiliary hanger D is provided. This may comprise a rigid member,comprising a ring or similar portion 45 embracing the hook 30, as inFigure 6 and a hook portion 46 extending outwardly from the ringportion. Hats, caps, furs, gloves and the like may be suspended by thehook portion 46 in juxtaposition to the composition of matter B carriedby the garment hanger A.

It is apparent that the telescopin feature of the invention adapts thegarment hanger A to be shortened, by telescoping the sections I8 morethan shown in Figure 1 with consequent telescoping of the sections I1and H, so that the hanger may be employed as a support for children'sgarments.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be madeto the form of invention herein shown and described, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a longitudinally-adjustable garment hanger comprising a garmentshoulder-receiving portion and a trouser-receiving portion, a length oftubular material, flattened at its transverse medial portion andproviding a. pair of downwardly diverging end portions, extending from.saidfirst-named portion and having open free throughout its length,having one end telescoping into a free extremity of one of saiddownwardly diverging free end portions, a second substantially v-shapedtubular portion, having a like transverse cross section along most ofits length and an enlarged transverse cross at one of its ends, withsaid second veshaped tubular portion in telescoping relationship withthe other extremity of said downwardly diverging free ends I and withsaid first V-shaped tubular portion in telescoping relationship, at oneend with the enlarged cross sectional end of said second V-shaDedtubular portion, whereby both said garment shoulder-receiving portionand said trouser-receiving portion may be narrowed by telescoping saidV-shaped portions and said end portions at the same time, and means forsuspending said hanger, carried at the flattened transverse medialportion of said length of tubular material.

2. In a longitudinally-adjustable garment hanger comprising a garmentshoulder-receiving portion and a trouser-receiving portion, a length oftubular material, flattened at its transverse medial portion andproviding a pair of downwardly diverging'end portions, extending fromsaid first-named portion and having open free extremities, asubstantially V-shaped tubular portion, with the same transverse crosssection throughout its length, having one end telescoping into a freeextremity of one of said downwardly diverging free end portions, asecond substantially V-shaped tubular portion, having a like 4transverse cross section along most or its length tions having openingsthrough the walls thereof, v

the internal diameters of all of said downwardly diverging portions andsaid V-shaped portions being at least as great as the diameter of aconventional moth ball.

CORNELIUS G. BESS.

